A plastic water tank has a shape as shown below, with a frustrum of a cone on top, a cylindrical body and a hemispherical bottom. (a)...

A plastic water tank has a shape as shown below, with a frustrum of a cone on top, a cylindrical body and a hemispherical bottom.

(a) Calculate
(i) The volume of the tank in m³.
(b) A filler pipe takes 3 hours to fill a third of the tank. If the tank is already ¼ full, at what time will the filler pipe fill the tank if the pipe is opened at 9.00 a.m.
(c) A particle falls in the tank. If its chances of being in any part of the tank are equally likely, find the probability of it being in the hemispherical part.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on August 7, 2019 at 06:32

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